A CHAPTER FROM MY JOURNEYS

Japan · Koyasan & Kumano

A personal pilgrimage through temples, forest paths, hot springs and encounters with travellers, using my own pace as the starting point.

Tall trees above the stone steps on the Daimon-zaka approach.

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Sacred Journeys · KOYASAN & KUMANO, JAPAN

Walking my own pilgrimage: Koyasan and the Kumano Kodo

Meditation, forest paths, hot springs, fellow travellers and a missed last bus: finding my own pace on Japan’s sacred routes.

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Sacred Journeys Rituals & Living Traditions World Heritage & Civilizations

A place, through personal experience

These pieces record the particular journeys described in each article. A meal, a visit or a conversation is one part of a place, and there is always more to learn.